Description | Description:The budgerigar is a small bird from Australia. It is similar to a parakeet and is brightly colored in grey, green, yellow, blue, black, and white. It is believed that this is a species of parrot, and is thus the smallest parrot species, known. | Description:The duck billed platypus lives in Tasmania and eastern Australia. It is among the rare sort of mammals that lay eggs. It has otter-like feet, a duck-like bill, and a beaver-like tail. They locate prey by electric fields. Males have poisonous spikes that are very painful to humans. |